Wither Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wither Surname Definition:

This name, which also appears in the English Domesday Book, is for the earlier Old English personal name Wihthere. A horse was purchased from Roger Wyther, 1312 (Bain, III, p. 420), and Eustace Wethir was prepositus of the burgh of Inuernys, 1327 (ER.

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Wither Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Scotland1211:44,2464,001
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
England841:663,31038,317
Ecuador791:201,3407,866
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia291:930,88655,860
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1861:20,1252,003
England761:320,72921,086
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Wither (151) may also be a first name.

Wither Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name, which also appears in the English Domesday Book, is for the earlier Old English personal name Wihthere. A horse was purchased from Roger Wyther, 1312 (Bain, III, p. 420), and Eustace Wethir was prepositus of the burgh of Inuernys, 1327 (ER., I, p. 59). Fergus Wither is recorded in Ballochjargan, Wigtownshire, 1745, and James Wither was chapman in Stranraer, 1763 (Wigtown).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) the Late Anglo-Saxon (and Domesday) Wither, for earlier Wihthere= Sprite- Army [Old English wiht, sprite, elf, &c. + here, army]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

James Withers, a tradesman of Alresford, gave £20 to the poor in 1680; in 1648 the manors of Bentley and Alverstock were sold to George Wither for £1,185; L. B. Wither was a Newnham justice a century ago (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wither Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wither Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wither is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wither? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wither is the 451,630th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wither are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 749,223rd most widespread given name internationally, borne by 151 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 1,603,801. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 12 percent reside.

Wither Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wither has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wither last name rose 155 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wither Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wither are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wither earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 194.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 57,143 per year; in United States they earn 22.37% less than the national average, earning $33,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $55,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Withier9219/
Whither9211/
Weither928/
Waither924/
Withere922/
Witther921/
Withert921/
Wiether921/
Witherd920/
Witherz920/
Witheer920/
Wuither920/
Witer91363/
Whithear86162/
Wuithier8672/
Woithier8612/
Whithert861/
Whitther861/
Wichther861/
Whaither861/
Whiteher860/
Witherdt860/
Witter8312,380/
Whiter83702/
Weiter83667/
Bither83652/
Waiter83330/
Wieter83274/
Widter8342/
Wether8317/
Witere8310/
Witier838/
Wuiter831/
Wioter831/
Woiter831/
Wihter831/
Witeur830/
Witeir830/
Wuther830/
Whiteherd806/
Wistheart801/
Whitheard800/
Whitehert800/
Whitter772,382/
Whitear77632/
Weather77361/
Waitere77258/
Wittert77142/
Woitier77103/
Weitere7785/
Baither7780/
Wuthier7751/
Weitert7750/
Hwaiter7748/
Viether7729/
Whether7723/
Wetther7721/
Wittier7721/
Whitejr7713/
Whitier7712/
Wietter7712/
Bitther7710/
Wethere7710/
Whitesr776/
Wittger776/
Waitier775/
Whiterd775/
Woitter775/
Witeire773/
Whiteer772/
Wuether771/
Wiehter771/
Wieterz771/
Wihtter771/
Whiteur771/
Weether771/
Wethier771/
Wuitter771/
Wysther771/
Whaiter771/
Boither770/
Weitter770/
Waitter770/
Beither770/
Vitheer770/
Wetherd770/
Whiteir770/
Whieter770/
Witteer770/
Woister770/
Wittear770/
Biter735,208/
Viter731,551/
Weter73472/
Witir7345/
Witre7310/
Wyter734/
Uiter733/
Wuter730/
Whittier714,057/
Vietheer71283/
Wuijster71164/
Wisteard7170/
Vuithier7162/
Whiteard7136/
Whithair7122/
Wheather7115/
Whittear7111/
Woittier719/
Whithire712/
Weathere711/
Whitteir711/
Whittert711/
Weistert711/
Vaithere711/
Weythier711/
Waithire711/
Weichter710/
Whistter710/
Whiteare710/
Whittere710/
Whitteer710/
Whitterd710/
Whetherd710/
Whietier710/
Whiteere710/
Wischter710/
Vissther710/
Bitter6711,726/
Wetter676,899/
Beiter672,271/
Buiter671,232/
Vister671,045/
Vitter67492/
Baiter67453/
Weeter67430/
Boiter67361/
Wetere67356/
Bether67291/
Byther67235/
Vitier67223/
Büther67175/
Vieter67154/
Veiter67103/
Bäther6795/
Weiterová6737/
Voiter6736/
Uitert6728/
Viteur6722/
Vitger6719/
Wäster6719/
Vitere6717/
Wutter6716/
Vaiter6714/
Wehter6713/
Huiter6713/
Bihter6711/
Weater677/
Woyter676/
Wojter676/
Wueter675/
Weuter675/
Whitre674/
Weterr674/
Weyter673/
Wayter672/
Bidter671/
Biteyr671/
Witterová671/
Wittjr671/
Wytter671/
Wedter671/
Whuter671/
Westheart671/
Uister671/
Weteer671/
Weiterova671/
Wejter671/
Wajter671/
Wyhter671/
Bitear671/
Weathertt670/
Whitir670/
Wheter670/
Wetier670/
Witthairt670/
Wittir670/
Vether670/

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